Monolithic optical assembly and associated retroreflector with b

Details Monolithic optical assembly and associated retroreflector with b Monolithic optical assembly and associated retroreflector with b

1997-11-12

1999-09-07

Turner, Samuel A.

Optics: measuring and testing

By particle light scattering

With photocell detection

356345, G01B 902

Patent

active

059495430

ABSTRACT:
In accordance with the invention, an improved optical assembly having a monolithic structure, and an improved optical assembly having a monolithic structure and a retroreflector/beamsplitter combination is provided. The monolithic optical assembly comprises top and bottom plates which are joined into a monolithic structure by first and second mounting members and a beamsplitter. The assembly also comprising a first reflecting assembly in reflecting relation with the beamsplitter. An alternate embodiment of the invention substitutes the monolithic structure having the above six components, with a monolithically constructed hollow corner-cube retroreflector, wherein one of the retroreflector panels is a reflecting surface, another panel (situated at a 45 degree angle to the reflecting surface of the first panel) is a beamsplitter, and the third panel is a support panel used to complete the construction of the hollow corner-cube retroreflector.

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